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Lynsey Coppard,
academy administrator,
FDM Group
Monday
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Education recruiters are benefitting from a "near recession proof" sector with increasing demand for personnel. Traditional skills shortages in maths and science are being compounded by the head teacher retirement time bomb and an increased lack of technology personnel.
CSG merger with Carlisle Group
The latest evidence to signal that the credit crunch is hitting the recruitment industry was revealed in November's Report on Jobs, compiled by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and accountancy firm KPMG.
Despite these concerns he is confident that recruiters are living in a golden age as far as the economy is concerned and says that times have never been better for the industry.
"Overall it's very buoyant and has been for several years now. Permanent recruitment is particularly strong with most of the major companies adopting a very confident outlook about jobs," he adds.
Travel division for Dome
South-West London-based Dome Recruitment has created a division to provide travel consultants, reservations agents and product managers within the travel and leisure market.
Talking shop with new job board
July's figures help to maintain this year's gentle upward trend, with around 300 more jobs available than at the start of the year
emand for staff in Dubai rises like glittering Dtowers in the desert. The petrodollars from across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have fuelled the region's growth, creating a broad-based market economy teeming with workers from around the world.
In a time of severe skills shortages, employers are warned to find ways of retaining their key staff
Hutton endorses vital role of agencies